Zinnia spp.      (ZEN-ee-ah)   

Annual              Sun                  Height 8¡å¨C36¡å Spread 12¡å¨C24¡å           Spacing 12¡å

HABIT:             Open, upright growth. Flowers of all colors and sizes on long stems in summer.  Easy to grow from seed.

CULTURE:        Any loose soil, fairly drought tolerant. Add rock phosphate for more blooms. Plant from seeds or pots in spring.

USES:              Summer flowers, cut flowers.

PROBLEMS:    Mildew, cutworms, red spider mites. Gets ragged toward the end of summer.

NOTES:           Native to Mexico and Central America.